more Search

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: Great Carrack, Spanish Caravel, Galleass

1 pp 1934

Great Carrack: The "carrack,” a sailing ship of the 14th-17th centuries, was developed in Portugal and Spain, and characteristically sports three masts, as seen here, with square sails on the front and main mast, and a lateen, or triangular sail in the back. The carrack was used for merchant trading between the Mediterranean and the Baltic. The carrack was a stable and expansive ship, used often by explorers such as Vasco de Gama. The bulk of the vessel can be seen in the front detailing of the painting, outlining the method of carvel planking, where the hull planks create a smooth frame by being placed edge to edge. / Spanish Caravel: A lightweight and easily steered ship, the caravel was developed in Spain and Portugal in the 15th century and was used through the 17th century for exploration. The Niña and the Pinta, used by Christopher Columbus, were originally 15th-century caravels. The ship was built lightly and could sail upwind and journey upriver in shallower water much nearer to shore, making it ideal for trade and exploration. Here, King portrays the caravel as being quite large, perhaps to better showcase the side-rigging of the central square sail, distinguishing this vessel as a "round caravel." / Galleass: A Galleass was a type of warship that combined the capacity for armament with the nimble steering of the oared galley, usually worked by five men. A galleass typically rode higher on the water, as King depicts here, the rather bulky galley appearing to rock on the undulating waves as the oars slice into the waters, enabling the ship to maneuver more precisely through the water. The galleass was the precursor to the lighter frigate ship.

#mp48vh56s

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: Junk

1 pp 1934

Chinese merchant ships were known as "junks" (derived from the Malay-Javanese word "jung"). Their sophisticated design included a rudder, mounted on its stern for steering and navigation, seen here on the back of the ship. This enabled merchants to navigate through rivers and canals more easily.

#mp48vh70m

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: Magellan's Ship - "Victoria"

1 pp 1934

In this ship, explorer Ferdinand Magellan began an eventful expedition, colonizing the straits that now bear his name, and crossing the Pacific. Although Magellan himself was killed in the Philippines, one of his crew continued on to Spain, thus completing the first circumnavigation of the globe in the Vitoria.

#mp48vh68k

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: Pirate Dhow, Spanish or Venetian Galley, Spanish Galleon

1 pp 1934

Pirate Dhow: This is a typical 16th-century dhow, a grab-built, lateen-rigged vessel of Arabia, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. It has the usual long overhang forward, high poop deck, and open waist. The dhow was notorious in the slave trade on the east coast of Africa, and even after a thousand years is still one of the swiftest of sailing vessels. / Spanish or Venetian Galley: These 16th-century galleys were highly decorated with flying flags and intricately carved ornamentation that covered the poop deck and the stern. However, the poor conditions for the slaves that occupied the ships belied the beautiful exterior. The galleys were often a substitute for the gallows and they were frequently used as punishment. / Spanish Galleon: Galleons were usually "treasure ships," and have a romantic history of pirates, adventure, and conquest in popular culture.

#mp48vh768

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: Robert Fulton's "Clermont"

1 pp 1934

In 1807, the Clermont, named after the country home of a friend of engineer Robert Fulton's, went from New York to Albany under its own steam, one hundred and thirty miles in thirty hours.

#mp48vh725

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: The "Dreadnought," The Clipper Ship - "Flying Cloud," Old New Bedford Whaler

1 pp 1934

The Dreadnought: This 19th-century vessel was a forerunner to the modem armored warship. The Dreadnought was the queen of the clipper fleet commanded by Captain Samuel Samuels of the American merchant marine. The Dreadnought holds the record for the nearly three thousand mile run between Sandy Hook, New Jersey and Queenstown, Ireland (at nine days and seventeen hours) and possessed an intimidating armament, outfitted as part of a naval arms race between the England and Germany. / Flying Cloud Clipper Ship: This ship was built in 1851 by East Boston shipbuilder Donald McKay, who was known for the manufacture of extreme, record-setting clippers. The vessel was part of the fleet owned by sea merchant Enoch Train of East Boston. On her maiden voyage, the Flying Cloud broke all speed records for the passage from New York City around Cape Horn to San Francisco, and set a nautical record for the route between New York and San Francisco, which was instrumental in supporting the California Gold Rush of 1848-1855. / Old New Bedford Whaler: In the 1760s, New Bedford, Massachusetts became the center of American whaling, and it was from this port that whalers first ventured from the Atlantic into the Pacific in search of whales. These whaling vessels were usually of three hundred to five hundred tons and were fitted with windlasses, devices for lifting heavy weights, for raising the whale's blubber, the boilers for separating the fat from the tissue, and tanks or barrels for holding the oil. This enabled the processing of multiple whales at a time, as opposed to older ships that were only able to manage single whales. The windlasses and boilers can be seen on the deck of the Whaler depicted here.

#mp48vh78t

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: The Old "Hollandia," Schooner, Hendrik Hudson's "Half Moon"

1 pp 1934

The Old Hollandia: This ship was built during Holland's naval supremacy of the 17th century. Like many Dutch vessels, it was fitter for two significant details: it had larger cargo space, and it could be handled by a much smaller number of men. This ship was the type used by Dutch colonial officer, Peter Stuyvesant. / Schooner: This picture represents the early schooner type of 17th century vessel, which had two masts, rigged fore and aft. / Hendrik Hudson's Half Moon: This was one of the many ships that were used in an attempt to find a shortcut to China via a westerly route. Hudson, an English captain employed by the Dutch, undertook the voyage in 1609. Hudson sailed up the Hudson River in September of the same year, and this river was later named for him, but was unable to locate a passage to Asia.

#mp48vh60c

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: The Ship of Romance - "Great Harry"

1 pp 1934

Built for King Henry VIII in the 16th century, this vessel carried more than a thousand tons as well as a vast armament. The vessel served as a structural template for all the naval engineers for the next hundred and fifty years. In the background of the painting is the Mary Rose, another purpose-built warship of Henry’s navy.

#mp48vh661

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: Topsail Schooner - "Enterprise," Brig - "Sommers," Old Salem Bark

1 pp 1934

Topsail Schooner Enterprise: The Enterprise was a familiar type of 19th-century coasting vessel of four hundred and seventy tons. It made the passage from London to Calcutta via the Cape of Good Hope in 113 days. / Brig Sommers: A ship that has only two masts, both square-rigged, is a brig, a type of vessel that is now non-existent. The name "brig" is an abbreviated term for "brigantine," A term that originated in the Mediterranean, where it was applied to a small vessel, lateen-rigged, but intended mainly for rowing. At one time, it was a popular type for small coasting vessels and was used for carrying coal as late as the 19th century. / Old Salem Bark: The bark was a typical vessel used between the War of 1812 and the heyday of the clipper ship in the 19th century.

#mp48vh74q

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: Ultra-Modern Liner - "Queen Mary"

1 pp 1934

Completed in 1936, the Queen Mary was a colossal ship in both size and cost. It was an extraordinary example of modern shipbuilding and was built in response to similar express super-liners constructed in Germany, Italy, and France in the 1920s and 1930s. The interior of the Queen Mary ultra-liner featured state of the art facilities: indoor swimming pools, libraries, a music studio and lecture hall, beauty salons, and grand dining halls outfitted in Art Deco designs.

#mp48vh62x

photograph

Ships Through the Ages: Yacht "America," Ships of the Line - "Pennsylvania" and "Cumberland"

1 pp 1934

Yacht America: The sailing yacht is considered one of the most elite ships, consistently winning speed competitions between America and England. The America set a record for speed by crossing the Atlantic to Havre, France in seventeen days. / Ships of the Line Pennsylvania and Cumberland: This type of 19th century vessel overtook the standard ships of the Barbary pirates of North Africa, and sailed from Algiers, Tripoli, and Tunis, collecting spoils along the way.

#mp48vh80v

photograph

The Battle at Bunker's Hill near Boston June 17, 1775

1 pp 1834

Title from item.

#nc587w492

Survos folio core type search

more

Filters

Ships Through the Ages: Great Carrack, Spanish Caravel, Galleass

Ships Through the Ages: Junk

Ships Through the Ages: Magellan's Ship - "Victoria"

Ships Through the Ages: Pirate Dhow, Spanish or Venetian Galley, Spanish Galleon

Ships Through the Ages: Robert Fulton's "Clermont"

Ships Through the Ages: The "Dreadnought," The Clipper Ship - "Flying Cloud," Old New Bedford Whaler

Ships Through the Ages: The Old "Hollandia," Schooner, Hendrik Hudson's "Half Moon"

Ships Through the Ages: The Ship of Romance - "Great Harry"

Ships Through the Ages: Topsail Schooner - "Enterprise," Brig - "Sommers," Old Salem Bark

Ships Through the Ages: Ultra-Modern Liner - "Queen Mary"

Ships Through the Ages: Yacht "America," Ships of the Line - "Pennsylvania" and "Cumberland"

The Battle at Bunker's Hill near Boston June 17, 1775